Sumukar

Sumukar

 

In this the first is sumukar. In the 16, the first and the foremost is the name sumukar. When welcoming someone we say welcome "with a good face" we call it saying "mukaman". The first name is given to call in that manner.

 

In society we say that all the people should interact with "a good face" i.e. live in a cooperative manner. Sumukam means good face. A good face or sumukam is one overflowing with love and happiness. In Tamil we also call "inmukam". The love and happiness in the heart, when expressed through the face is "sumukam". Mind is the index for the face – is an old saying, is n't it? Vigneshwarar expresses his love in the heart through is good face. The good face that shows the loving mind is the sumukam. Vigneswarar has such a face.

 

In the "suklambaradam" sloka "prasanna vadanam" comes is n't it? That is the "sumukam" – because of love and because of the happiness emerging out of love, the heart blossoms and that expresses in the face and that expression is the "prasanna vadanam". Clarity and brilliant are "prasannam". The su in sumukam refers to that 'prasannam'.

 

In what ever form Vigneswarar is, he is always with a good face expressing his love and happiness. Because of his elephant form, perhaps the expression is evident in his face. The elephant face has a speciality that we can keep looking at it without getting tired or bored for a however long we want to. It is broad, valorous, very peaceful, and "something" more which cannot be explained (it would not be that great if it can be explained) – like this several good attributes belong to the elephant face. Because he has an elephant face of that greatness, vigneswarar is specially suitable for the name "sumukar".